The receipt, for the whole guide

How this was made.

Every place was researched on Oct 8, 2026 against its own website and credible local coverage, written up in our voice, then re-checked by a second pass that was told to assume the first one was wrong. Nothing on these pages is invented. When we couldn't confirm something, it says so.

156

places that made the cut

fact-checked by a second pass

116

with hours from the venue itself

356/485

dishes seen on a current official menu

confirmed open Thanksgiving Monday

confirmed closed that Monday

dated events during our four days

47/156

heroes that show the actual place

The rules we researched by

Never invent opening hours, holiday hours, menu items, prices, addresses, ratings, quotes, availability, event dates or distances. Unknown stays unknown.
Official venue pages win for hours, menus and booking. Editorial and community sources inform taste and sentiment, never operational facts.
Monday Oct 12 is Thanksgiving. Regular Monday hours are only a hint. A place reads as open that day only with explicit evidence.
Dishes are first-class: each one says whether it was seen on the current official menu, recommended by a critic, or raved about by diners. Prices only come from the menu.
Reviews are synthesised into recurring themes in our own words. No quotes, no star ratings.
GO, MAYBE and SKIP are our calls. A SKIP still ships, with the reason, so we don't re-argue it on the sidewalk.
Walking and driving times are real routes (OpenStreetMap data via OSRM) from 216 Rue Young, located with Ville de Montréal's civic address points. Transit times are left to the maps app.
Photos are licensed (Unsplash License, Creative Commons, public domain). When a photo sets the mood but isn't the exact place, the page says so under the image.
Places whose status couldn't be verified at all were left out rather than guessed at. They're listed below.

Useful to know

Thanksgiving is a statutory holiday: Monday, October 12, 2026 is Thanksgiving (Action de grâce). Québec labour standards list the second Monday in October as one of the province's statutory holidays (a paid day off).; CNESST (Québec labour standards)
Thanksgiving is a national holiday: The Bank of Canada's holiday schedule lists October 12, 2026 (Thanksgiving Day) as a national holiday.; Bank of Canada
Shops and malls on Thanksgiving: Thanksgiving is not one of the days Québec law closes stores to the public. Section 3 of the Act respecting hours and days of admission to commercial establishments lists only January 1, January 2, Easter Sunday, June 24, July 1, the first Monday in September and December 25, so shops and malls may legally open on Oct 12. Whether each one does is up to the business.; LégisQuébec
Default legal retail hours: Unless an exception applies, the same Act allows the public into retail stores between 8 am and 9 pm on weekdays and 8 am and 5 pm on Saturdays and Sundays (s. 2). Exceptions exist (ss. 3 to 14.1), including by-laws Ville de Montréal may adopt for its territory (s. 4.2).; LégisQuébec
SAQ (liquor stores) on Oct 12: SAQ's website notice: on Monday, October 12, only SAQ Express and other select stores will be open.; SAQ
Banks on Oct 12: unknown: no retail bank's own branch-hours notice for Oct 12 was found. Context: the Bank of Canada lists Oct 12, 2026 as a national holiday, and CNESST notes that banks are federally regulated employers covered by the Canada Labour Code.; Bank of Canada, CNESST (Québec labour standards)
Government offices on Oct 12: unknown: no official closure notice was retrieved. Context: Thanksgiving is a Québec statutory holiday and a national holiday on the Bank of Canada schedule; CNESST notes federal public servants and Crown corporations such as Canada Post fall under the Canada Labour Code.; CNESST (Québec labour standards), Bank of Canada
Museums on the holiday: Some museums that normally close on Mondays publish Thanksgiving openings: the McCord Stewart Museum lists Monday, Oct 12, 2026 as 10 am to 5 pm, and the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts lists Thanksgiving Day as open (it is otherwise closed Mondays). Check each venue individually.; McCord Stewart Museum, Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
Confirmed happening on Oct 12: Official sources list these as running on Thanksgiving Monday: Expo World Press Photo at Marché Bonsecours (final day, 10 am to 10 pm), the Old Port Fall Fair (noon to 9 pm), Alouettes vs. Roughriders at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium (1 pm), an OfF Piknic evening at Parc Jean-Drapeau (5 to 10 pm), FNC film screenings, and the opening day of Ramen Ramen Fes.; Expo World Press Photo Montréal, Old Port of Montréal, CFL, Piknic Électronik, Festival du nouveau cinéma, ASIASIE (festival organizer)
Long weekend framing: Tourisme Montréal frames October 10 to 12 as the Canadian Thanksgiving long weekend.; Tourisme Montréal
STM holiday schedule: unknown: whether the metro and buses run a holiday schedule on Oct 12 could not be verified because stm.info blocked automated access on Oct 8, 2026.
Real-time transit info: Tourisme Montréal points visitors to the STM trip planner and to the Transit and Chrono apps for up-to-the-minute bus schedules.; Tourisme Montréal
Sales tax: Québec purchases carry the 5% federal GST plus the 9.975% Québec Sales Tax (QST, TVQ in French): 14.975% combined on taxable items.; Canada Revenue Agency, Tourisme Montréal
Accommodation tax: Tourisme Montréal notes a 3.5% accommodation tax in effect in Montréal.; Tourisme Montréal
Tipping: Tourisme Montréal: it is customary to tip restaurant servers, taxi drivers and hairdressers 15% of the bill, before taxes. Bellhops, porters and doormen generally get at least $2 per bag or service; coffee and food counters often have a tip cup by the register.; Tourisme Montréal
Money: Canadian dollars; banking and credit cards are accepted almost everywhere. At least one event on our dates is card-only: Expo World Press Photo does not accept cash.; Tourisme Montréal, Expo World Press Photo Montréal
October temperatures (climate normals): Environment Canada 1981-2010 normals for Montréal-Trudeau airport, October: average daily high 13.0°C, average daily low 3.9°C, daily mean 8.5°C. Lows at or below 0°C occur on about 6 October days on average.; Environment and Climate Change Canada
October precipitation and sun (climate normals): October averages about 91 mm of precipitation over roughly 13 days with measurable precipitation (0.2 mm or more), about 5 of them with 5 mm or more. Snowfall averages 1.8 cm for the whole month. Bright sunshine totals about 143 hours.; Environment and Climate Change Canada
Emergency numbers: 911 for emergencies; 811 for Info-Santé (health information line); Québec Poison Control Centre 1 800 463-5060.; Tourisme Montréal
Driving: Right turns on red are prohibited on the island of Montréal (allowed elsewhere in Québec unless a sign says otherwise). Hand-held phone use while driving is prohibited.; Tourisme Montréal

Left out on purpose

Researched, but either closed or impossible to verify before we left. Worth a fresh look on the ground.

annex vintage: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
botanical garden: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
club theos: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
dreamy: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
grinder: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
la pompadour: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
memo: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
re up mtl: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
rooney: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.
take three: unverifiable: status unknown and confidence low.

Every source, by place

Each page carries its own receipt; this is the index.

Mano Cornuto16 sources, fact-checked

OfficialOfficial website: Mano Cornuto home: hours, address, day/night menus, wine list, reservations
OfficialOfficial website: Mano Cornuto Menu (NIGHT), online version dated 25/03/26 (PDF)
OfficialOfficial website: Mano Cornuto Menu (DAY), online version dated 25/03/26 (PDF)
OfficialOfficial website: Wine list dated 25/3/26 (PDF): glasses $13-20
OfficialOfficial website: Contact (988 rue Ottawa, H3C 1S3; reservations line)
OfficialOfficial website: Gruppo Amuleto: about the group, 7 days a week from morning to night
OfficialOfficial website: Mano Figa café page (7 days, 7am-6pm, same address)
OfficialOfficial website: News page (no 2026 holiday notice; posts are from earlier years)
EditorialCult MTL: Mano Cornuto: Cult MTL Restaurant Guide review (Jun 30, 2025)
EditorialThe Infatuation: Mano Cornuto review (Apr 28, 2023)
EditorialTastet: Mano Cornuto: Convivial Italian café in Griffintown (2019 review; page updated Apr 24, 2026)
TourismTourisme Montréal (mtl.org): Food itinerary: Griffintown (updated Nov 7, 2025)
EditorialThe Main: A (mostly) spoken history of Mano Cornuto, Griffintown's unexpected Italian institution (Oct 8, 2025)
EditorialThe Main: Mano Cornuto listing, Griffintown (updated Jan 14, 2026)
CommunityRestoMontreal: Mano Cornuto page with syndicated diner reviews dated Sep 25 to early Oct 2026
From usAlessia's list (traveller-supplied screenshot): Friend's restaurant recommendations

The rules we researched by

Useful to know

Left out on purpose

Every source, by place

Photo credits